Category: children

In re G (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Application for leave to apply to discharge) – WLR Daily

Posted February 12th, 2010 in appeals, children, guardianship, law reports by sally

In re G (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Application for leave to apply to discharge) [2010] WLR (D) 32

“When a court was considering an application for leave to apply to discharge a special guardianship order pursuant to s 14D(5) of the Children Act 1989 it was important to adopt the correct approach to the question whether there had been a ‘change in circumstances’  for the purposes of that provision.”

WLR Daily, 11th February 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Child killing rate ‘drops by 40%’ in England and Wales – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2010 in children, murder, news, social services by sally

“The number of violent deaths among children in England and Wales has fallen by almost 40% since 1974, research has suggested.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

English law ‘favours sexual partners over relatives’ – BBC News

Posted February 3rd, 2010 in children, news, speeches by sally

“English law favours ‘idle sexual partners over deserving relatives’, Baroness Deech, one of Britain’s most senior family lawyers, has said.”

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BBC News, 2nd February 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family wins £100,000 for detention ordeal – The Guardian

Posted January 30th, 2010 in asylum, children, compensation, detention, immigration, news by sally

“A refugee has won a settlement of £100,000 from the Home Office after it admitted falsely imprisoning her and her children at an immigration detention centre.”

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The Guardian, 29th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Police given more powers on under-age drinking – The Independent

Posted January 29th, 2010 in alcohol abuse, children, news, police by sally

“New powers aimed at making it easier for police to crack down on under-age drinkers came into force today.”

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The Independent, 29th January 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Tories back plan to extend ‘Sarah’s law’ sex offender checks – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in children, news, sexual offences by sally

“The Conservatives today backed plans by the home secretary, Alan Johnson, for a national roll-out of powers allowing parents to check whether those who regularly care for their children are convicted sex offenders.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Parents of Edlington torture brothers could be charged – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2010 in children, news, parental responsibility by sally

“The parents of two brothers detained indefinitely after they tortured two young boys in a ‘sadistic’ attack could face prosecution, police have revealed.”

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BBC News, 23rd January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How Edlington case follows course paved by Bulger trial – BBC News

Posted January 22nd, 2010 in children, criminal responsibility, news, young offenders by sally

“Two brothers are among Britain’s youngest convicted criminals to be placed in custody after being detained for a horrific attack on another two boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, carried out when they were aged just 10 and 11.”

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BBC News, 22nd January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Baby P killer Steven Barker loses rape appeal – BBC News

Posted January 21st, 2010 in appeals, children, news, rape, witnesses by sally

“One of the three people jailed over the death of Baby Peter has lost an appeal against his conviction for the rape of a two-year-old.”

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BBC News, 21st January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The end of innocence: Inside Britain’s child prisons – The Independent

Posted January 21st, 2010 in children, detention, imprisonment, news, young offenders by sally

“Paul Vallely: As the Edlington ‘torture boys’ face sentencing for horrifying violence, can secure children’s homes ever offer redemption?”

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The Independent, 21st January 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Fundamental review of the family justice system announced – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 20th, 2010 in arbitration, children, divorce, family courts, Ministry of Justice, press releases, reports by sally

“An expert panel will examine reform of the current family justice system in England and Wales so that it better supports children and parents under a wide-ranging review announced by the Ministry of Justice today.”

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Ministry of Justice, 20th January 2010

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Grandparents get easier route to see children when families split – The Guardian

Posted January 20th, 2010 in children, divorce, grandparents, news, reports by sally

“A legal obstacle is to be abolished to make it easier for hundreds of thousands of grandparents to gain access to their grandchildren when contact is denied after divorce and family breakdowns, the government will announce today.”

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The Guardian, 20th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kent police admit unlawful stop and search of twins, 11 – BBC News

Posted January 13th, 2010 in children, news, police, stop and search by sally

“The stop and search of 11-year-old twins at the Kingsnorth Climate Camp was unlawful, Kent police have admitted at London’s High Court.”

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BBC News, 12th January 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Detaining children in Britain: No place for the innocent – The Independent

Posted January 12th, 2010 in asylum, children, detention, news by sally

“What kind of country drags vulnerable children from their beds at daybreak, puts them behind bars and fills them with terror? Paul Vallely meets a family who have endured this horror – in Britain. And they’re not alone.”

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The Independent, 12th January 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Release of secret child punishment manual ordered – The Guardian

Posted January 11th, 2010 in children, news, prisons, punishment by sally

“The information commissioner has said that a secret prison service punishment manual used in ­privately run child jails should be made public after a three-year freedom of information battle. The 114-page Physical Control in Care training manual details restraint ­techniques authorised for use on children in secure training centres.”

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The Guardian, 10th January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Smacking children: the law – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 4th, 2010 in children, corporal punishment, news by sally

“The law on smacking children is a grey area, which campaigners have sought to change in recent years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd January 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judiciary must speak out on ‘parlous state of family law’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 17th, 2009 in children, family courts, judiciary, news by sally

“The judiciary must ‘come off the bench’ and speak out about the ‘parlous state of family law in 2009’, lord justice Wall has said.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th December 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Judge leaves court to calm down during case of ‘abandoned’ sick child – The Times

Posted December 8th, 2009 in adjournment, children, local government, medical treatment, news by sally

“A senior family judge took the extraordinary step of leaving court to calm down because he was so angered by two local authorities who ‘abandoned’ a sick boy to save money.”

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The Times, 8th December 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Green Cross Code for internet to be launched – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 8th, 2009 in children, internet, news by sally

“Children will be warned not to hand over intimate details to strangers they meet online, in the country’s first ‘green cross code’ for the internet which will be launched by the Government today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rapist of child fails in appeal – BBC News

Posted December 7th, 2009 in children, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A rapist who photographed himself abusing a girl has failed in an attempt to reduce his jail term.”

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BBC News, 4th December 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk